This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to address racial equity in K-12 STEM teacher education. The $105,673 grant awarded to Eastern Washington University (EWU) will leverage an existing consortium of STEM teacher preparation programs in Washington state to: (1) identify community assets and barriers to recruiting and supporting STEM teacher candidates from underrepresented populations; (2) develop strategies for preparing STEM teacher candidates to enact culturally sustaining pedagogies; and (3) advance understanding of how universities can partner with marginalized communities to support STEM teacher preparation. This 3-year project will employ a case study design to understand how institutes of higher education work with local communities to dismantle systemic barriers and center the voices of marginalized groups in STEM teacher education. Anticipated impacts include new recruitment/retention models, revised curricula, and equity-minded policies to guide teacher education programs.
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